Reuse vs. Repurpose — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Reuse and Repurpose
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Reuse
Reuse is the action or practice of using an item, whether for its original purpose (conventional reuse) or to fulfil a different function (creative reuse or repurposing). It should be distinguished from recycling, which is the breaking down of used items to make raw materials for the manufacture of new products.
Repurpose
Adapt for use in a different purpose
They've taken a product that was originally designed for the CD-ROM and repurposed it for the Microsoft Network
Reuse
Use again or more than once
The tape could be magnetically erased and reused
Repurpose
To use or convert for use in another format or product
Repurposed the book as a compact disc.
Reuse
The action of using something again
The ballast was cleaned ready for reuse
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Repurpose
To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.
The town common was repurposed as a practice field.
The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.
Reuse
To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.
Reuse
The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
Reuse
The act of using again, or in another place.
Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.
Reuse
To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.
Reuse
To use again, or in another place.
Reuse
Use again after processing;
We must recycle the cardboard boxes
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